Crystal Palace's Jonathan Parr not surprised by Holloway exit

"The results haven't been good enough," admitted the Norwegian international, who insisted Palace could still survive

Parr for the course: Jonny is also hoping to return to first-team action soon (Photo: PA)

Share

Get daily updates directly to your inbox

Thank you for subscribing!

Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email

Crystal Palace defender Jonathan Parr admitted he is not surprised

However, the Norway left-back still believes that the club can retain its Premier League status, and that nobody will throw the towel in on their relegation fight.

"The results haven't been good enough," Parr told Norwegian channel TV2, "so maybe it's not so strange that they decided to do something now to turn this negative trend.

"It's still early in the season, and no one has given up," he added.

"This can turn quickly."

And 25-year-old Parr, who joined in 2011 from Aalesund, insists he was unaware the the Bristolian was planning to walk out on the Eagles and wouldn't be pushed on what impact it would have on his Palace career

"I hadn't heard anything about it before they told me [on Wednesday night].

"It's always hard to say [what it will mean for me].

"I've been injured for a long time, but I've felt 100% these last weeks. For me it's about showing what I can do and fighting my way back into the side, regardless of who the manager is.

"It'll be exciting to see who comes in. My body is working well now, so from that perspective maybe the timing is good for me. The coming weeks will be important for me."

Palace's 2012 player of the year has been out for five months with a knock that forced him to miss the playoff final at Wembley.

that parodied his cartoonish celebration as the Eagles were promoted in May.